CT HB06582

Establishes new standards for determining "reasonable assurance" of continued employment for adjunct and instructional faculty at Connecticut institutions of higher education, effective July 1, 2021.

Requires reasonable assurance to be based on six criteria: written, oral, or implied employment offer; offer made by authorized employee; same position and capacity; wages at least 90% of prior compensation; offer not contingent on institutional factors like funding or enrollment; and high probability of employment based on totality of circumstances.

Mandates institutions of higher education submit two lists to the Labor Department within 10 days before each academic year ends: individuals without reasonable assurance of continued employment and individuals with reasonable assurance, including details of how assurance was provided.

Specifies that information submitted by institutions may be considered but shall not, on its own, constitute conclusive evidence of reasonable assurance in unemployment benefit determinations.

Maintains existing provisions denying unemployment benefits during breaks between academic years or terms, and during established vacation periods or holiday recesses, when reasonable assurance of continued employment exists.